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FLYING MACHINE.

Patented Jan. 24, 1888.

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WILLIAM BEESON, or. DILLON, MONTANA TERRITORY.

FLYING-MACHINE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 376,937, dated January24, 1888.

i Application filed September 9,1887, Serial No. 248,588. (No model.)

To aZZ whom mag concern: Be it knownthat I, WILLIAM BEESON,

Improved Flying-Machine, of which the fol- My invention relates to amachine for navigating the air, and has for its object to provideasimple andeflieient machine of this character.

The invention consists in certain novel features of construction andcombinations of parts of the flying-machine, all as hereinafterdescribed andclaimed. y

Reference is to be had to the accompanying drawings, forming a part ofthis specification, 'in which similar letters'of reference indicatecorresponding parts in all the figures.

"Figure 1 is a front perspective view of my improved flying-machine.Fig. 2 is a side view thereof, partly broken away, and with the aerialplane orsail inlongitudinal section; and Fig. 3 is a front view of themachine with parts in transverse section on the line so a: in Fig. 2.

The aerial planeof this improved flyingmachine consists of a mainsail,A, and a tail" or back sail, B,- both of which are supported on or froma plate or board, 0, which ranges fore and aft under the mainsail A,and. about at thecenter of it, so that the sides of this sail, which isbroader at its front than at its rear end, may be considered a fairrepresentalion of the two wings of a bird, while the plate 0 representsthe backbone or body of the bird. The plate 0 is convexed at its upperedge,and' preferably at its lower. edge also, and the sail A extendsover, forward,and downward around the plate to a curved cross-bar, D,towhich the entire front edge of the sail is fixed, and whereby thefront of the sail is formed into or with a pocket, at, which catches thewind,and' thus materially assists in propelling the ma chine forward. Arope or rod, E, (shown in dotted lines in Fig. 1,) is attached to theplate 0 some distance from the point or nose of the plate, and isextended to the opposite ends of the cross-bar D, to which it is madefast, and thusserve's as a stretcher to support the broader forward partof the mainsail, and a brace rod or bar, F, which-is held at its centerin or to the plate 0, extends laterally therefrom both Dillon, in thecountyof Beaver Head and Territory of Montana, have invented a new and-A ways,and enters or is suitablyfixed to the'cross-H bar D, toserve asan additional brace'between it and the'plate, The tail B of the aerialplane is made of a cloth or other fabr'icstretched over any suitableframe of rods,which isfixed' rigidly in a cross-bar, G, which isjournaled in a hearing. at or near thebaok end-of the plate 0, and fromthe endsof this 'barG ropes or frame-rods H H pass to the opposite endsof the front cross-bar, D, of the mainsail A, to brace the cross-bars DG to each other without interfering with the aerial movement of the barGin the plate 0, for purposes presently ex plained. A f

To the plate'G a pendulum-bar, I, is pivoted bythe passage ofa pin, J,through the; upper forked end of'the. pendulum and through any one of aseries of holes, a, made in the plate,

and at its lower end the pendulum is provided bar, L, is hungfby ropeslZ, as arest or sup- V 7 with a fixed cross-bar, K, from which a trapeze-1 J port to an aeronaut, who mayQhowever', be

supported on or in any suitablestructureheld to the pendulum, thetrapeze being preferred as a light strong support, offering littleresist ance to the air, and hence having little'effect to disturb themovements of the aerial plane aboveit. V V t A bar, M,is pivotallyconnected at one end,

by a pin, m, to the upper end or part of the pendulum I, and this bar,as shown, projects 7 through'the mainsail Aandis connected piv-' otallyat n to the end of an arm, N, which is fixed to the tail cross-bar Gand-project's upward therefrom. lVith this construction any deviation ingeneral plane of the mains'ail A will, through the medium ofthe partsG NM Lei; once act on, the tailB' to raise or lower its outer end, or setit at proper incline to. au=

effect of the wind-currents on the sails, to as- 9 ,tomatically bringthe mainsail and the entire machine into proper adjustment for the bestsure true, easy, andproper flight of the machine.

A rudder, O, is-pivoted by its post 0 at the? back end of the plate 0,and the body of. the

rudder normally extends aft of the post, like a shipsrudder, as mostclearly shownin Figs. Ico

1 and 2 of the drawings. A laterally-extend ing' cross-bar, P, is fixedat its center tothe rudder post, and ropes R -lt,. connected to op:

posite ends of the bar 1?, are conducted to the trapeze, where theaeronant may handle them as tiller-ropes to adjust the rudder forsteering onal course as controlled by the rudder.

A rope, S, connected to the forward end or part of the plate 0, or itmay be to the crossbar D, also leads to the trapeze and in reach of theaeronant, who may, by pulling on it and the rudderropes, give anydesired incline to the mainsail to set it in a proper plane for the bestpropelling effect of the wind on it. A rope, S, may be connected to theback end of the plate 0, as shown in dottedlines in Fig. 1, or to themainsail-frame, to be used with the forward rope, S, to adjust theaerial plane, as last above described, instead of using the rudder-ropesfor this purpose.

Any suitable or necessary framework of rods or cords other than thoseabove named may be used to support the area of the sails A B, which maybe attached to their frame in any approved way. The mean relativepositions or planes of the sails A B may be regulated or controlled atwill by shifting the pivotpin J to hang the pendulum I from or at eitherof the holes a in the plate 0, and by shifting the pivot a into any oneof a series of holes, a, in the rod M, and it may be also by shiftingthe pivot m to any one of a series of holes, m, made in the rod M.

It will be noticed that the least deviation of the mainsail A from itsnormal plane will, through thecompound lever M N, be instantly felt andresponded to by the back-sail or tail B, which thus will correcttendencies to wild flight of the machine by automatically holding themainsail to its proper plane, and the machine will be self-supporting ina light windsay of ten miles or more per hourand when once raised by akite or otherwise and cut loose the machine will of itself perform theevolutions. of a soaring bird and rise to any altitude.

The machine may also be made and used as a toy, and as such will affordamusement to many persons.

Having thus fully described my invention, what I claim as new, anddesire to secure by Letters Patent, is-- 1. A flying-machine constructedwith an aerial plane comprising a mainsail and a back or tail sailconnected pivotal] y thereto, a pendulum-bar pivotally connected to themainsail, and a lever connecting the pendulum and tailsail,substantially as shown and described,

whereby a deviation of the mainsail will be responded to by the tail, asand for the purposes herein set forth.

2. A fiyingmachine constructed with an aerial plane comprising amainsail and a tailsail pivoted thereto, a pendulum-bar carrying asupport for an aeronant and connected pivotally to the mainsail, a leverconnecting the pendulum and taitsail, and cords leading from thefrontand rear parts of the mainsail to the aeronant, substantially asdescribed, for the purposes set forth.

3. A flying-machine constructed with an aerial plane comprising amainsail, a tail-sail pivoted thereto, a pendulum-bar carrying a supportfor the aeronant and connected pivotally to the mainsail, a leverconnecting the pendulum and the tail-sail, a rudder pivoted to themainsail, and ropes connected to the rudder and leading to the aeronaut,snbstantially as described, for the purposes set forth.

4. The combination, in a flying-machine, of a mainsail, atail-sailpivoted thereto, a pendulum-bar connected pivotally to the mainsail, anda lever connecting the pendulum and tailsail,and said mainsail beingformed with a front wind-pocket, a, substantially as described, for thepurposes set forth.

5. The combination, in a flying-machine, of

a mainsail, A, a plate, 0, connected thereto, a tail-sail, B, pivoted bya bar, G, to the plate 0, a pendulum, I, pivoted to the plate 0, an arm,N, fixed to the bar G, anda rod, M, pivotally connecting the parts I N,substantially as described, for the purposes set forth.

YVILLIAM BEESON.

XVitnesses:

JOHNNY. BALL, A. BROWN.

